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"He's seriously injured," boss Thomas Tuchel said after the match. "It's the worst thing that could have happened to us."

PSG released an official statement on their website on Sunday that read: "Marco Verratti's MRI scan conducted after the match against Guingamp confirmed a twisted left ankle without any further damage.

"The evolution of the injury over the coming days with treatment and further examinations will allow the club to establish how long the player will need to fully recover."

PSG could be short on midfield options by the time they visit United on February 12 if Verratti isn't back in time, with the want-away Adrien Rabiot currently being frozen out by Tuchel.

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Earlier this month Verratti and PSG captain Thiago Silva called for club bosses to bring in midfield reinforcements.

Even with a fully-fit squad Tuchel's team are light in that area of the pitch and central defender Marquinhos has been deployed as a makeshift holding midfielder at times this season.

"I don't want to get into the transfer window, but everyone knows we need players in this position because Marquinhos has been playing there and that's not his job," Silva said, while Verratti said: "If the club decides to buy a No.6 then we will be happy because it's true that we don't have much depth in the middle."